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Sweet squirrel swims for supper! Stunning photos show animal's battle to get an acorn

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Qurashi, N. (2026, October 16). Sweet squirrel swims for supper! Stunning photos show animal's battle to get an acorn. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16213413/squirrel-swims-stunning-photos-animals-battle-acorn.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Photographer Alan Benson captured striking images of a red squirrel swimming across a Yorkshire pond to retrieve an acorn for dinner. The squirrel initially tried to reach the floating nut with just its nose but then bravely dove into the water, using its tail as a rudder to navigate toward the food. After successfully grabbing the acorn with its claws, the squirrel made it back to land where it ate the nut. Benson observed that red squirrels are increasingly rare in the UK, with their population now estimated at around 120,000 due to competition from invasive grey squirrels carrying a deadly virus for reds.

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A wildlife enthusiast captured stunning photos of a red squirrel swimming across a pond in Hawes, North Yorkshire, to retrieve an acorn for supper. The squirrel initially tried to reach the floating nut with just its nose but eventually decided to swim out to get it. Its tail acted as a rudder during the swim, and after successfully grabbing the acorn, it returned safely to land to eat. Wildlife photographer Alan Benson took these photos while observing from a hide in Hawes. Red squirrels were once widespread in the UK but are now endangered due to the introduction of grey squirrels, which carry a pox virus deadly to reds. The current UK population is estimated at around 120,000.

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Stunning photos captured a red squirrel's journey across a Yorkshire pond to reach an acorn for its supper. asserted

photos → capture → supper

The small animal dipped its nose into the water to reach the acorn as it bobbed above the surface. asserted

it → dip → surface

But after realising the food was too far it decided to take the plunge – entering the pond and swimming towards it with its tail acting as a rudder. asserted

tail → realise → rudder

Finally, the squirrel reached the nut, clasping it in its claws and bringing it safely back to land to devour. asserted

squirrel → reach → land

The scene was captured by wildlife enthusiast Alan Benson who watched on from a hide in Hawes, North Yorkshire. asserted

who → capture → Hawes

He said: 'I was sat in a hide all day watching and waiting for the reds to come in close to a pool. asserted

reds → say → pool

To see it so close as it retrieved a nut was fantastic.' asserted

it → see → nut

Red squirrels were once common in the UK, but the introduction of the grey squirrel from North America almost wiped out the native species. asserted

introduction → wipe → species

Grey squirrels carry a pox virus which they are immune to but which is deadly to red squirrels. asserted

which → carry → squirrels

The total UK population is now thought to be as low as 120,000. asserted

population → think → 120,000

The small animal dipped its nose into the water to reach the acorn as it bobbed above the surface Finally the squirrel reached the nut, clasping in its claws and bringing it safely back to land to devour asserted

squirrel → dip → land

Sweet squirrel swims for supper! Stunning photos show animal's battle to get an acorn

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